Hays County will open its vaccine portal on Friday for its next round of COVID-19 shot appointments.
County Judge Ruben Becerra said in a news release Monday that the county anticipates another shipment of vaccine doses from the Texas Department of State Health Services. Hays County residents, who qualify under the DSHS’s Phase 1A and 1B criteria groups, can sign up to be vaccinated at haysinformed.com, beginning at 12 p.m. on Friday, Jan 29. County residents who don’t have access to the internet or a smart phone can call 512-938-1650 to sign up. The county’s vaccine portal will not be available before noon on Friday.
Becerra stated that the county is now using a text alert system to notify residents of COVID-related information. Text COVID to 844-928-3213 to sign up for alerts.
